Yeah I can share similar memories of seeing all those airlines DC-10's at LHR and CDG but the Air Malawi VC10 always eluded me at LGW and I never did have the opportunity to see it for real but it sure looked good. Many of those airlines also operated the B707 and it was great to see several of them...

Strange, its as though they're worried we're going to confuse it with all the other Gambias... New York City has a borough called The Bronx and no one is confused there, so.... 8-) NYC has a complex where they want to feel special. We all know theres some other Bronx and Gambia out there! Which add...

I am extremely curious as to where our over enthusiastic and prolific Portuguese poster called PEPPERS is in this discussion regarding Ethiopian announcing Lisbon as he must surely welcome this news but I guess it wasn't concerning his beloved home airport of OPO so showing no interest (sarcasm over...

It's amazing to witness this sudden rush by several African countries lately of either expansion with their current airlines, resurrecting former flag carriers, announcing new flag carriers, airlines coming off the EU blacklist, airlines ordering wide bodies, the growth of Ethiopian and it's involve...

Isn't it "The Zambia"? Perhaps you mean The Gambia. Strange, its as though they're worried we're going to confuse it with all the other Gambias... There is only one Gambia The smallest country on the mainland of the continent of Africa is ''The Gambia'' which is surrounded by Senegal and ...

Regarding Algerian aviation I've always wondered with the growth of the Algerian economy if either AH or BA would ever consider a LGW to ORN route as it was previously flown by BCAL in the eighties and it would be an additional entry point into the country from the UK other than Algiers.

Looking at JFK in Google map I was wondering if there is any possibility of expanding T5 with an additional pier. There seems to be a lot of dead space towards T4. The new pier could run parallel to T4's (not on the picture) and add a dozen gates. I did a quick and dirty montage. Searching here on ...

I will list all of the long/mid haul destinations that were previously served by British Airways that have been discontinued and I will asterisk those I personally think could be viable additions in the future plus additional destinations that the airline has never been flown to before and could al...

I know I am playing with the wording of the thread title here, but since we are talking about non-US, how about Calgary, Edmonton or Ottawa? I'd bet some of these are being considered seriously by BA. Canada - UK is a TATL market too so it is more at level playing field for BA. BA already have a da...

There are some similarities elsewhere - Canberra, for one, is Australia's federal capital but can't even muster service to New Zealand, what with SYD just up the road and MEL only a bit further off. Not necessarily. Canberra is more similar to cities like Ottawa in Canada or Brasilia in Brazil. Not...

What was the SP range? How long could it fly nonstop? 5,830 nmi (10,800 km; 6,710 mi) Google is your friend: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747SP Thanks For the link. Even spent some time reading the incident of CI006 involving an SP having free fall of tens of thousands of feet. Dramatic! An...

This has always been fascinating to me. Did users of this type of B747 find it economically viable for their respective markets? I know IR, CA had them. Although there is a huge wealth of information on airliners.net and all over the internet regarding this particular aircraft but Wikipedia has a v...

I will list all of the long/mid haul destinations that were previously served by British Airways that have been discontinued and I will asterisk those I personally think could be viable additions in the future plus additional destinations that the airline has never been flown to before and could als...

It is a big surprise that BA does not flies to Osaka, even if there is not much traffic, B787-8 could be the suitable aircraft for that route. They used too, I believe high costs of operating into KIX at that time was a determining factor to stop the service. I wonder if a LHR-CTS-KIX service would...

I think we're more likely to see LGW-Lahore. Very interesting idea... I'm based at TPA/MCO currently and have wanted a LHR flight for years. I always thought if BA ever resumed PK, it would be from LHR which would require an arduous LGW-LHR transfer and thus I am also hoping for an MCO-LHR flight i...

BCN is not that bad , it’s high volume low yield ... the old terminal is fit for purpose ... never used the new terminal , possibly that’s an unjustified spend I can assure you that the money spent on the ''new'' terminal 1 was totally ''justified'' and is far superior to the original Terminal whic...

Is this the first A380 to operate out of Gatwick to the America’s? Yes it is, the current 3 daily Emirates Dubai to LGW route is the only A380 route from LGW, there has been no other operators of the A380 at the airport although it has seen several visits from various airlines on diversions or one ...

Is this the first A380 to operate out of Gatwick to the America’s? Yes it is, the current Emirates Dubai to LGW route is the only A380 route from the LGW, there has been no other operators of the A380 at the airport although it has seen several visits from various airlines on diversions or one off ...

Then through security again (didn't I already go through security in Budapest???) UK does not trust any other country's security. It is far from unique in this. Try making an international to international connection in DFW and see what happens. Ready to board...NOT YET! Random security check, aske...

There just simply isn’t the room at T5. Most of BA’s lower yielding flights sit at T3. It's not based on yield surely? A380 to Vancouver? Las Vegas, Barcelona? It is not to do with yields really. The flights with the least connecting passengers generally at T3 because there is no easy airside trans...

It would be nice to get rid of T4, it's too small and the wrong shape, poorly located and splits public transport, as trains and tubes have to divide between T4 and T5 whereas the new T6 will share the same T5 railway stations. It really is awful. I did a flight on QR this summer on the A380 and th...

That's probably because British Airways fly to all those aforementioned airports but don't fly to CLT hence why you don't see the airlines 747's and to be honest you probably won't do in the foreseeable future.

A real long shot but Etihad could deploy the 789 to STN therefore offering the first direct flight from London's third airport to the Middle East with all the available onward connections going east. STN owners MAG have clearly stated that they are actively pursuing long haul carriers to STN and the...

I seem to recall that an Asian airline had beds fitted on a 747 that were certified for take off and landing, Philippine Airlines perhaps? :old: I guess your referring to the old story going back to the 1990's regarding cleaners being caught using those beds on the upper deck of the Philippine Airl...

As a fellow BCAL fanboy I can totally relate to your post as I've often wondered what could have become of the airline if it had survived to this day especially if that 'white night' rescue by SAS ever happened. It's unbelievable that the demise of BCAL occurred almost 30 years ago and I think the a...

The main galley was situated in the aft section of the Trident there were never any aircraft configurated with a galley in the position of the covered windows as seen in the photo. Although I can't explain why the windows are covered surely any idea of them being covered over because of a galley mus...

RIP, but...... Look at the state of that beach! I could understand if the plane crashed on to the sand and that was debris from the aircraft, but if it crashed in to the sea and was washed up to the shoreline then all that rubbish was already there. Terrible! That was my thoughts as well regarding ...

With most of the major airlines of the world now flying the Airbus A380 who were previously long standing Boeing 747 operators I'm not really surprised but up until now I have never thought of it but sure the time has come for the 380 to surpass the passenger versions of the venerable Boeing 747, im...

But considering that India and in particular Delhi and Mumbai both currently don't have any direct flights to Manchester and also seeing that the Indian sub continent is the largest undeserved market from Manchester I can see it being a valid point regarding 9W. Manchester to India will happen soone...

MAN-TPA on Thomas Cook? Would love to see it, I don't think TCX's S18 programme is finalised, but at this stage I think it's less likely than not. My expectation is that further long haul growth will be heading east, with more frequencies from existing Middle East (whatever happened to Kuwait?) and...

In the past LGW has seen scheduled flights from most of the major European national airlines including the following. Air France Air Moldova Air Serbia Alitalia Atlantic Airways Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Brussels Airlines CSA Cyprus Airways Estonian Airways Iberia JAT Yugoslav Airlines KLM Lithuani...

There's also new competition from Norwegian's Boeing 787-9 routes to the U.S. as well... I think we're all aware of Norwegian and their shiny new Boeing 787's flying to the USA but we are actually discussing Gatwick and Europe! Okay, but my point was that Norwegian could use these routes to connect...

mainly heavy competition from Easyjet, plus relatively slot constricted airport makes it very unapealling for a lot af airlines I suppose. There's also new competition from Norwegian's Boeing 787-9 routes to the U.S. as well... I think we're all aware of Norwegian and their shiny new Boeing 787's f...

When it comes to the catchment area of the major London airports it means sod all to be honest as I live in Southampton in Hampshire and I travel to the following airports although LHR is my airport of choice. LHR 65 miles distance LGW 90 miles distance STN 123 miles distance And SOU 5 miles distanc...

In the past LGW has seen scheduled flights from most of the major European national airlines including the following. Air France Air Moldova Air Serbia Alitalia Atlantic Airways Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Brussels Airlines CSA Cyprus Airways Estonian Airways Iberia JAT Yugoslav Airlines KLM Lithuania...